Senate Bill S6917

2015-2016 Legislative Session

Relates to the reemployment of certain persons ordered to military service

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Archive: Last Bill Status - In Assembly Committee

  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2015-S6917 (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9783
Current Committee:
Assembly Governmental Employees
Law Section:
Military Law
Laws Affected:
Amd ยงยง317 & 243, Mil L
Versions Introduced in Other Legislative Sessions:
2017-2018: S733, A5401
2019-2020: S120
2021-2022: S2698
2023-2024: S651

2015-S6917 (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a right of reemployment for persons who reside in another state who are ordered to military service within New York state, if the state of residence provides a like protection.

2015-S6917 (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2015-S6917 (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf 

                            
                    S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
________________________________________________________________________

                                  6917

                            I N  S E N A T E

                              March 7, 2016
                               ___________

Introduced  by  Sens. ORTT, CROCI -- read twice and ordered printed, and
  when printed to be committed to the Committee  on  Veterans,  Homeland
  Security and Military Affairs

AN ACT to amend the military law, in relation to reemployment of members
  of an organized militia called to military service

  THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:

  Section 1. Section 317 of the military law is amended by adding a  new
subdivision 4-a to read as follows:
   4-A.  THE  BENEFITS,  RIGHTS AND PRIVILEGES GRANTED TO PERSONS IN THE
MILITARY SERVICE BY THIS SECTION SHALL BE EXTENDED AND APPLICABLE TO ANY
PERSON WHO IS EMPLOYED IN THIS STATE BUT WHO IS A  RESIDENT  OF  ANOTHER
STATE  AND  A  MEMBER OF SUCH STATE'S ORGANIZED MILITIA CALLED TO ACTIVE
SERVICE BY THE GOVERNOR OF THE STATE IN  WHICH  THEY  RESIDE;  PROVIDED,
HOWEVER,  THAT  SUCH  PROVISIONS  SHALL ONLY APPLY IF THE STATE IN WHICH
SUCH PERSON RESIDES PROVIDES A RECIPROCAL GRANT OF SUCH BENEFITS, RIGHTS
AND PRIVILEGES TO PERSONS EMPLOYED IN SUCH STATE WHO ARE MEMBERS OF  NEW
YORK'S  ORGANIZED  MILITIA WHEN CALLED TO ACTIVE SERVICE BY THE GOVERNOR
OF NEW YORK STATE.
  S 2. Paragraph (a) of subdivision 1 of section  243  of  the  military
law,  as added by chapter 420 of the laws of 1953, is amended to read as
follows:
  (a) (I) The term "public employee" shall mean an officer  or  employee
holding a position by appointment or employment in the state of New York
or in the cities, counties, towns, villages or school districts thereof,
or in any other political or civil division of the state or of a munici-
pality,  or  in any public or special district, or in the service of any
public authority, public benefit corporation, commission or board, or in
any other branch of the public service.
   (II) THE PROVISIONS OF THIS SECTION SHALL APPLY TO ANY PERSON WHO  IS
EMPLOYED  IN  THIS  STATE  BUT  WHO IS A RESIDENT OF ANOTHER STATE AND A
MEMBER OF SUCH STATE'S ORGANIZED MILITIA CALLED TO ACTIVE SERVICE BY THE
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE IN WHICH THEY RESIDE; PROVIDED, HOWEVER, THAT SUCH
PROVISIONS SHALL ONLY APPLY IF THE STATE IN WHICH  SUCH  PERSON  RESIDES

 EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                      [ ] is old law to be omitted.

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